A little later than usual (I drove home while waiting for the link to be posted), here's my game story and a nice photo by S-R's Jesse Tinsley of Steven Gray shooting a 3-pointer in Gonzaga's 74-61 win over Portland. Check back tomorrow for a…
COUGARS It's getting late early tonight, so we'll give you a quick post and head on out of Beasley. You can read more concerning Washington State's 77-63 defeat of Oregon – snapping a three-game losing streak to the Ducks. Read on.
The Eastern Washington women's basketball team began defense of its Big Sky Conference title by beating Portland State at Reese Court. The win came despite a sub-par performance from reigning league MVP Julie Piper, although she came through when it counted. Washington State got its…
Playing against high-scoring San Jose State on the road, the Idaho men trailed by eight at half and by five with 4:58 left. But then came a 17-2 flourish for the Vandals, who zoomed past the Spartans 75-67 in San Jose. The Vandals (9-6, 3-1)…
Tyler Johnson reaches 30 goals with an empty netter with 2.9 seconds left to ice the Spokane Chiefs' 4-2 win over Everett Saturday night. Johnson also set up Levko Koper's short-handed goal to open the scoring in the second period and then scored a power…
COUGARS I'm going to give you some numbers. Faisal Aden, 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from beyond the arc. Klay Thompson, 2-6, 1-4. Abe Lodwick, 0-3, 0-2. So how bad is Washington State losing? No, the Cougars are up 39-26 at the half against Oregon.…
The Gonzaga Bulldogs withstood Portland’s second-half comeback, holding off the Pilots 74-61 Saturday for their seventh straight win. It was the WCC opener for both schools. Gonzaga cruised to a 47-29 halftime lead by making 50 percent of its shots and 10 of 11 free…
Sorry I didn't post sooner, but I spent much of the day helping my youngest daughter purchase a car. Here's a link to my Fight for the Fish story - Lake City's boys edged Coeur d'Alene 61-57 and Coeur d'Alene's girls stopped Lake City 48-44.…
Gonzaga and Portland are about 10 minutes from tipping off at the Kennel. Live updates at Twitter.com/SRjimm, check back here at the final buzzer for a quick recap and then about two hours later for my game story.. GU starters: Gray, Goodson, Sacre, Harris and…
COUGARS Saturday mornings way back when were filled with cartoons, a bowl or six of Trix and putting together maniac plans for a day without school. Then we turned eight. Those were still the good old days. Nowadays, Saturday mornings are filled with reading the…
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